A royal photographer says a post-birth photocall for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is ‘unlikely’ to happen, given the lack of information from the palace.

Harry and Meghan are just weeks away from welcoming their first child, but there has been no confirmation from royal aides about which hospital the couple have chosen and whether they will leave with their newborn in front of the world’s press.

Mr Rooke points out: “They’ve already moved into Frogmore Cottage so why would they come up to West London to have the baby?”

The photographer, who has been taking pictures of the Royal Family since the early 1990s, thinks that the couple may opt out of the press photocall and instead, issue the first image of their newborn on their new Instagram account.

He says: “Obviously they just launched their Instagram. If they want to keep it private… they’ll just issue a picture and put it on Instagram.”

Meghan has been subjected to a slew of negative headlines over the past few months, with claims that royal staff have dubbed her ‘difficult,’ and scrutiny of her baby shower in New York with her friends.

Mr Arbiter says that if Meghan does decide to give birth at the NHS-run Frimley Park hospital, the media interest will be “more controllable because it’s private land and the security services can stop photographers going onto that private land.”